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Chapter 9 Edit
Synchronizing with the TC Shift Command (in the Logging
Tool)
The TC Shift command lets you add or subtract a value from a tape’s actual TC so that you can record
clips with the desired timecode.
If activated ([Edit > Control Panel > User >] Logging Tool > Properties > General > Activate TC Shift
mode), TC Shift appears as a TC input field in the Change Reel dialog box.
The Change Reel dialog box opens every time you change a tape.
1 Select one tape as a reference tape; the other tapes will be adapted to its timecode.
2 Based on a sync point (clapper, flash, sound, etc.), determine the extent to which the other tapes
deviate from the reference tape. Note the values to the exact frame (such as 00:00:06:12) and note
whether they run ahead or behind.
3 Capture the reference tape without a timecode shift as Camera1 as described above (“Multica-
mera Capture in the Logging Tool” on page 504).
4 Capture the remaining tapes using the TC shift calculated for each and as Camera 2, Camera 3,
etc. Enter the shift with a plus or minus sign, as appropriate.
Synchronizing by entering a TC shift
5 All your clips should now have a synchronous timecode. You can easily verify this at the sync
point.